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DSE content award finalists announced

The finalists for the DSE content awards have been released (the nominees were already notified) in eight categories, half non-interactive, the other half interactive.

They were picked out 78 submissions, and the winners announced at special awards banquet Feb. 23 at the Paris in Lost Wages.

DSE 2011 Content Awards – Non-interactive Nominees

Advertising/Promotional

  • WAND Corp. (Krispy Kreme)
  • Sony’s Convergent Media Systems (Cox Communications)
  • Two West Inc. (Sprint Studio)

Educational

  • MediVista Media/Everwell
  • SABEResPODER
  • Saddle Ranch Productions (PetCare TV)

Entertainment/Experiential

  • Best Buy (Best Buy On)
  • Digital-Itch (Northern Quest Resort Hotel)
  • Jones Digital Media (TargetCast)

Informational/Directional

  • ARAMARK (Topio’s)
  • Arsenal Media (The Nielsen Company)
  • Luckeyou (Norwegian Cruise Lines)

DSE 2011 Content Awards – Interactive Nominees

Advertising/Promotional

  • LocaModa
  • Pearl Media LLC (Perrier)
  • Zenith Media & Inwindow Outdoor (Avatar)

Educational

  • Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.

Entertainment/Experiential

  • Arsenal Media (MicroTiles demo room)
  • Insteo (Shark’s Cove Sports Bar)
  • Zoom Media & Marketing (Sport’s Bytes)

Informational/Directional

  • Arsenal Media (The Nielsen Company)
  • Thomson Reuters(Reuters Insider Network)
  • X2O Media (Fredericton Convention Centre)

The finalists were selected by “five industry journalists” and I will repeat – just briefly – that there MUST be more appropriate judges available … like maybe creative people???

Congratulations to all those nominated, and particularly Montreal-based Arsenal Media (clients and good friends), which adds three nominees to one on the deployment side (Apex Awards) for that terrific corporate project at Nielsen’s main offices.